What a wonderful story! Each time you look at that coin, I bet it brings your grandfather to mind. I have 2 coins that I treasure for the same...
Yes, it is one of my favorites. It came from the Sotheby "Hunt" Sale of Dec. 5 and 6, 1990, lot 21. Thanks for your note.
...And for some reason, I think a few of my photos went awry...
Greg, two very nice coins! I like the late silver as well. Attached are a few of mine. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I hope he got IT back!
Yes, Peter Schertz, the Museum curator visited my library months ago and shared the story with me. So glad it had a happy ending!
Being a dog lover, I find this a very interesting thread! This canine [ATTACH] example from my collection depicts a scene from Homer's Odyssey,...
I totally agree with you!
A good point you make about checking the pedigree of any coins offered as C. XI. All those I have seen offered since 1991 go back to this hoard....
Thanks for an interesting coin! I have one coin of Mehmed II. Struck in Constantinople, 1478/79, if my memory is correct, although this is an area...
My coin is no. 129 in the article. I work in a university library dedicated to books on ancient Greece, Rome, medieval and modern Greece. We've...
Dear MM, thanks for your note. Your reference to Horace, "Dulce et decorum est, pro patria mori", is fitting for today! I work in a Classics Dept....
You're welcome. I'm glad you liked it. Attached are my rather poor examples of the first time Christ is depicted on a coin - a solidus and holed...
At the time I bought it, a friend of mine purchased 2 of the tiny eighth stavrata like mine. He paid $1400 each for them, the same as I did. About...
They do occasionally appear in the big auctions. But there have been no new finds, as far as I know. All the ones I have seen are part of the...
On Tuesday 29 May 1453 an Ottoman army of ca. 80,000 men, led by Sultan Mehmet II, captured the city of Constantinople after a 53 day siege,...
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